Laws of the Game for Futsal (Indoor Football)

LAWS OF THE GAME FOR FUTSAL

XVII. GOAL CLEARANCE

When the whole of the ball passes over the goal line excluding that portion between the goal posts, either in the air or on the ground, having last been played by a player of the attacking team, the goalkeeper, standing within his own penalty area, shall throw it back into play beyond his own penalty area but not further than the halfway line. The ball shall be deemed in play as soon as it has passed outside the penalty area.

The goal clearance is deemed to be correct when the ball has been touched or played by another player outside the penalty area, or when it has touched the ground within the respective goalkeeper's own half of the pitch. The players of the opposing team shall remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play.

PUNISHMENT:

If the ball passes beyond the goalkeeper's half of the pitch without first having been touched or played by a player or without having touched the ground, the referee shall award an indirect free kick to the opposing team from any point on the halfway line.
If the ball is touched or played by a player of the same team as the goalkeeper who is making the goal clearance or by a player of the opposing team, inside the goalkeeper's penalty area, the goal clearance shall be retaken.
If, after having cleared the ball, the goalkeeper touches it again before it has been touched or played by another player, an indirect free kick shall be awarded to the opposing team from the place where the infringement occurred.
If, after having cleared the ball, the goalkeeper receives it back from a player of the same team and touches or controls it with his hands, an indirect free kick shall be awarded to the opposing team. The indirect free kick shall be taken from the 6 m line at the place nearest to where the infringement occurred.

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